Invest in experiences, not things

Heading cross country

February 16, 2012by Nate |

Now that Natalie and I are back in San Diego the hardest part is upon us: waiting. Astraea made it 700 miles to Nashville, TN today. She’s still on schedule to be here first thing Wednesday morning next week. Only about 2000 more miles to go.

This morning, Astraea rolled through Nashville, Tennessee. The big trip is almost a third over.

We’re still working to get Airborne ready to sell, doing small projects. Wednesday we picked up new hinges for the cockpit lockers. The screws I bought aren’t quite long enough to reach through the cockpit so Natalie’s going back to Downwind Marine to buy some longer ones. Today we installed the new hinges for the port side cockpit lockers reusing the old screws. I also mounted the hinges on the starboard side cockpit locker. The new hinges are detachable, so we can remove the cockpit locker covers to clean underneath the lip.

Hi! We’re Nate, Natalie and Sully and here’s our plan:

Our mantra is "Invest in experiences, not things." Our goal is to travel and experience everything life has to offer before we get too old. To meet that goal, we bought a boat and lived aboard while outfitting her for coastal cruising. We 'cut the dock lines' in November 2014 and now we are heading south along the coast from San Diego to Mexico! This blog is to help us remember our trip and so our friends and family can follow along on our journey.